What is the Least Common Multiple of 39120 and 39124?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 39120 and 39124 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39120 and 39124, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39120,39124) = 4
LCM(39120,39124) = ( 39120 × 39124) / 4
LCM(39120,39124) = 1530530880 / 4
LCM(39120,39124) = 382632720

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39120 and 39124 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39120 and 39124. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39120 and 39124.

Prime Factorization of 39120

Prime Factorization of 39124

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39120 and 39124.

LCM(39120,39124) = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 163¹ × 9781¹
LCM(39120,39124) = 382632720